Quick Facts
Biography
Richard Peter Brancatisano (born 29 October 1983) is an Australian television actor and musician, best known for his roles as Xander Bly, the Green Mystic Ranger, in Power Rangers: Mystic Force and Dominic Russo on the ABC Family drama series, Chasing Life.
Career
Brancatisano was born in New South Wales, Australia to an Italian father and an Australian mother. His interest in the dramatic arts began at an early age, and he appeared in several musical and plays at his high school, The King's School in Parramatta.
Before appearing in Power Rangers, Richard performed as Corey in the 2005 season of Boyband: The Musical, put on by Ricochet Working Productions, an Australian theatre company, and in the theatre production "Vin," as the lead character, Vin. He studied for three years at Theatre Nepean and continues to work, both as an actor and musician, nationally and internationally.
In the Australian theatre and music circles, he is also known as 'Richie Branco'.Richard Brancatisano He was touring with New Zealand Artist (Gin Wigmore).
He appears in the international children's TV series The Elephant Princess (season 2) as Caleb and in Home and Away as Prince Vittorio Secca.
He is the main protagonist in the hit Australian stage play, turned to big screen sensation, Alex & Eve 2015, written by Alex Lykos. A modern take on Romeo and Juliet and likened to My Big Fat Greek Wedding but taken to the next level, the synchronous multicultural dating landscape between an Greek Orthodox Alex and a Muslim Lebanese, Eve, played by Andrea Demetriades, and also stars Tony Nikolakopoulos, Zoe Carides and George Kapiniaris.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | White Collar Blue | Darcy Worth | 1 episode. (episode #2.2) |
| 2004 | Double the Fist | Gate Terrorist | 1 episode. (episode # 1.7 "Terrorism") |
| 2006 | Power Rangers Mystic Force | Xander Bly, Green Mystic Ranger | 32 episodes; main role |
| This Girl in the Desert | Horned Man | Short film (30 mins.) | |
| 2007 | The Sixth Commandment | ? | Short film (17 mins.) |
| Power Rangers Operation Overdrive | Xander Bly, Green Mystic Ranger | 2 episodes: "Once a Ranger": Part 1 & Part 2; guest star | |
| 2009 | Whiteline | Thommo | Short film (11 mins.) |
The Elephant Princess | Caleb | 27 episodes | |
| Cupid | Cupid | Short film (14 mins.) | |
| 2010 | Home and Away | Prince Vittorio Seca | 22 episodes |
| 2011 | Underbelly: Razor | Guido Calletti | 13 episodes |
| Things To Do | Pete | Short film (7 mins.) | |
| 2012 | Bait | Rory | Feature film |
| Dripping In Chocolate | Saxon Blake | TV Movie | |
| 2013 | Dance Academy | Rhys O'Leary | 4 episodes |
| Reef Doctors | Dr. Rick D'Alessandro | 13 episodes | |
| 2014-2015 | Chasing Life | Dominic Russo | TV series; main role |
| 2015 | Alex & Eve | Alex | Feature Film; main protagonist |
- KFC advert (2007)
Theatre work
- "Vin" (2005) ... as Vin
- "Boyband: The Musical" (2005) .... as Corey
- "The Wind in the Willows" (2004) ... as Ratty
- "Hearts and Diamonds" (2002) ... as King of Diamonds
Public Appearances
Richard was one of the guests of the Power Morphicon, the first Power Rangers convention, at Los Angeles in June 2007.